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Researchers grow genetically modified miniature human livers in the laboratory to emulate human liver...
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are the first to grow genetically modified miniature human livers in the laboratory, to emulate...
Exposure to Clostridium difficile naturally immunized later in childhood
Exposure to C. difficile in infancy produces an immune response that might protect against this gastrointestinal infection later in childhood, according to a study...
Most older Americans with advancing dementia remain in their own homes
Contrary to popular belief, most older Americans with advancing dementia remain in their own homes - many until they die.
But a new study...
Emergency virtual eye consultation cut treatment times in more than half of cases
A trial virtual emergency consultation programme for eye patients has led to quicker treatment times and removed the need for follow up hospital appointments...
Research evidence that clotting proteins are elevated in the urine of patients who suffer...
University of Houston researcher Chandra Mohan is reporting in Arthritis Research and Therapy that clotting proteins, both those that promote blood clots (pro-thrombotic) and...
Memories of events in the brain are linked when they occur closely together
People have little difficulty remembering the chronology of events, determining how much time passed between two events, and which one occurred first.
Apparently, memories...
High blood pressure is the most important treatable risk factor for diseases of the...
High blood pressure is the most important treatable risk factor for diseases of the heart and the arterial system.
Blood pressure recorded over 24...
U.S. Department of Energy wants to build nuclear test fast reactor
A new nuclear test reactor is needed as part of an effort to revamp the nation's fading nuclear power industry by developing safer fuel...
Pioneering study shows a link between the concentration of federally licensed firearms dealers and...
Much attention continues to be given to crimes committed with illegal guns, but there are high risks of intimate partner homicide with legally purchased...
Deep space : Exposure to chronic – low dose radiation affect memory and learning
Exposure to chronic, low dose radiation — the conditions present in deep space — causes neural and behavioral impairments in mice, researchers report in eNeuro....
Blocking the ability of the bacterial pathogen that causes gonorrhea to uptake the mineral...
Blocking the ability of the bacterial pathogen that causes gonorrhea to uptake the mineral zinc can stop infection by this widespread sexually transmitted infection,...
Dry eye disease (DED) is a common disease with shockingly few FDA-approved drug options
People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and, if...
Scientists can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant controlled by a smartphone
A team of scientists in Korea and the United States have invented a device that can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant...
Advanced sleep phase may affect at least 0.21 percent of the general population
A quirk of the body clock that lures some people to sleep at 8 p.m., enabling them to greet the new day as early...
Expectant parents’ emotional struggles predict emotional and behavioural problems in 2-year-olds
Expectant parents' emotional struggles predict emotional and behavioural problems in 2-year-olds, new research shows.
The same study reveals, for the first time, that couple...
